Will,Would,Shall,Should

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pieanne  #187188  Sun, 22 Jan 06 04:56 PM

In these uses, it often refers to "what do you want me to ... ?"

  
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Anonymous  #200086  Thu, 23 Feb 06 07:43 AM

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Anonymous  #284688  Mon, 23 Oct 06 02:35 PM
Expressing intention or 'will': I will, you shall, he/she/they shall, we will

Expressing futurity: I shall, you will, he/she/they will, we shall

Note how the forms mirror each other.

                            Intention                   Prediction

1st Person            I/we will                   I/we shall
2nd/3rd Person    You/he/she shall       You/he/she will
  
Marius Hancu  #284713  Mon, 23 Oct 06 03:53 PM
Search (top right Search box) with
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would should
and you will find many threads on them, with examples. Read several of them.

  
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Anonymous  #535529  Wed, 02 Jul 08 03:43 AM
What is the difference between,Shall i close the door and can i close the door..we can use any one i think?
  
Anonymous  #535538  Wed, 02 Jul 08 04:09 AM
Hi,

I am a new member here. I like this forum because it helps me to learn grammar. I have a question about these phrases. " If I had more time, I could have traveled the world" or " If I were you, I would buy a house."

when you are saying of writing these phrases, you are in the present tense. why did they use HAD and WERE? isn't that is past tense?

Thank you

  
CalifJim  #535554  Wed, 02 Jul 08 04:36 AM
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Shall i I close the door ?
Remember: The word I is always capitalized!

Shall I close the door?  =  Do you want me to close the door?

Can I close the door? = May I have your permission to close the door?

In the first one you ask if somebody else wants the door closed.

In the second one you say that you want the door closed and ask permission to do so.

CJ 

  
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Marius Hancu  #535641  Wed, 02 Jul 08 10:13 AM
 >"If I had more time, I could have traveled the world" or " If I were you, I would buy a house."

The first should be changed to:

"If I had more time, I could travel the world" to be used in present time.

It also must be changed to:

"If I had had more time, I could have traveled the world" to be used in past time.

> why did they use HAD and WERE? isn't that past tense?

Not in these cases. Here, they represent conditional (see the IF) or subjunctive mood forms.  Same words, different meanings, depending on context.

  
Anonymous  #560585  Sun, 31 Aug 08 02:35 AM
Hi,

    My self sushil [email address deleted]
    I think would is past of will & always use of would is depend on situation of willingness ,strong stress , depend on also activity what about
    you do somthing that sit.
  

In certain contexts, will and would are virtually interchangeable, but there are differences. Notice that the contracted form 'll is very frequently used for will.

Will can be used to express willingness:

  • I'll wash the dishes if you dry.
  • We're going to the movies. Will you join us?

It can also express intention (especially in the first person):

  • I'll do my exercises later on.

and prediction:

  • specific: The meeting will be over soon.
  • timeless: Humidity will ruin my hairdo.
  • habitual: The river will overflow its banks every spring.

Would can also be used to express willingness:

  • Would you please take off your hat?

It can also express insistence (rather rare, and with a strong stress on the word "would"):

  • Now you've ruined everything. You would act that way.

and characteristic activity:

  • customary: After work, he would walk to his home in West Hartford.
  • typical (casual): She would cause the whole family to be late, every time.

In a main clause, would can express a hypothetical meaning:

  • My cocker spaniel would weigh a ton if I let her eat what she wants.

Finally, would can express a sense of probability:

  • I hear a whistle. That would be the five o'clock train.

      With regards,
      sushil

  
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